New Material | ||||
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Released | March 23, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Length | 36:07 | |||
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Producer | Scott Munro | |||
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Singles from New Material | ||||
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New Material is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations, released on March 23, 2018, by Flemish Eye in Canada and Jagjaguwar in the United States. It was the band's second album released under this name, after changing it from "Viet Cong" in 2015.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[1] |
Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Clash | [4] |
Exclaim! | 6/10[5] |
No Ripcord | 7/10[6] |
Paste | 8.1/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10[8] |
PopMatters | [9] |
Q | [10] |
Sputnikmusic | 2.9/5[11] |
New Material received positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 20 reviews, indicating "general favorable reviews".[2]
All music is composed by Preoccupations
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Espionage" | 4:28 |
2. | "Decompose" | 4:19 |
3. | "Disarray" | 3:49 |
4. | "Manipulation" | 3:14 |
5. | "Antidote" | 6:01 |
6. | "Solace" | 4:32 |
7. | "Doubt" | 4:40 |
8. | "Compliance" | 5:08 |
Total length: | 36:07 |
The following individuals were credited for the production and composition of the album.[12]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 22 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15] | 12 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[16] | 25 |
The whole thing might be like travelling back to a nightclub in Leeds in 1983 but it's executed with a gloomy elan that allows you to forgive its occasional silliness